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UNRWA chief slams Sweden’s ‘disappointing’ decision to end funding
The government’s core support to UNRWA ends,” the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday. UNRWA provides assistance to nearly six million Palestinian refugees across Gaza, the occupied West Bank,
Sweden ends funding for UN Palestinian aid agency UNRWA
Sweden will no longer fund the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) and will instead provide increased overall humanitarian assistance to Gaza via other channels, the Nordic country said on Friday.
Sweden to cease funding to UNRWA
Sweden says it will cease funding the UN “Palestinian refugee” agency, cites difficulties from Israeli decision to bar the agency.
Sweden ends funding for UNRWA, pledges to seek other aid channels
The Palestinian embassy in Stockholm said in a statement: "We reject the idea of finding alternatives to UNRWA, which has a special mandate to provide services to Palestinian refugees."
Sweden says it will stop funding UNRWA, will increase Gaza aid to other agencies
Minister Chikli hails decision as 'courageous and critical,' says UNRWA 'lost its legitimacy' due to Oct. 7 connections; Sweden says Knesset ban on UNRWA led to decision
Sweden to Halt Funding to UNRWA in 2025
The government of Sweden has announced it will stop funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in 2025 and will instead increase its humanitarian aid to Gaza via other organizations. The Swedish government said it had allocated 800 million kronor ($72 million) in funding for Gaza, while aid to UNRWA would cease.
Middle East: Sweden stops funding UNRWA – Will send aid to Gaza through other channels
Israel, which will ban UNRWA's operations in the country from the end of January, and Sweden believe that this will make it more difficult to provide aid to the Palestinians
Sweden doubles aid to Gaza, but ends UNRWA funding
Funding earmarked for Gaza will total 800 million kronor (US$72 million) in 2025, but aid to UNRWA, which totaled 451 million kronor in 2024, will be stopped, said the government.
Sweden Redirects Palestinian Aid Amid UNRWA Controversy
Sweden decides to stop funding UNRWA due to Israeli accusations and a new Israeli law impacting the agency's operations. The country plans to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza through other channels like WFP and UNICEF,
Sweden stops funding UN agency for Palestinians, to provide Gaza aid through other channels
Sweden will no longer fund the UN refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) but instead provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza via other channels, the
'Palestinian armed actors' have taken UNRWA's Jenin health center, agency says
"Palestinian armed actors" took over UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA's Jenin health center in the West Bank, and agency staff have been unable to access the site, UNRWA announced on Saturday. Without naming the "Palestinian armed actors,
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Sweden ends UNRWA funding amid controversy over Hamas ties, October 7 atrocities
Sweden has officially ceased its financial support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), Aid Minister Benjamin Dousa announced during an interview with TV4 ...
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Pro-Palestinian activists protest Israel during Nobel banquet in Sweden
Pro-Palestinian activists demonstrated against Israel during the Nobel banquet on Tuesday. They chanted, “Stop the genocide ...